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Victory Motorcycle to Wind Down Production
(01-16-2017, 12:51 AM)rotor_imp Wrote:
(01-14-2017, 09:17 AM)Stichill_imp Wrote: [url=https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/indians-victory]Indian's Victory

This pull quote certainly hits the mark:

"Motorcyclists are a picky lot. There have been a boatload of motorcycles that just didn’t resonate with buyers for the most arcane reasons. Motorcyclists will happily damn a great bike for some trifling matter."

I think another quote from the article better explains what is happening:
Quote:...Profit margins are thin and motorcycles are a luxury toy in this country...
And the only way this will change, is for US/Canada to join the rest of the world, where a motorcycle is either 50/50 (Europe, Australia...) a transportation device and a toy, (or 90/10 (Asia, Africa...)).

And that that process is underway, we will know by two phenomenons: the emergence of motorcycle parking facilities in downtowns of North America, and by legalization of lane-splitting...

I'm not holding my breath...

lol, being from Europe, I do wonder where you got that 50/50 ratio?

Here motorcyclists make 6,5% of the total road users..
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RE: Harley crushes another one - by Capo_imp - 01-09-2017, 02:59 AM
RE: Harley crushes another one - by the Ferret - 01-09-2017, 03:14 AM
RE: Harley crushes another one - by the Ferret - 01-09-2017, 05:57 AM
RE: Harley crushes another one - by the Ferret - 01-09-2017, 12:11 PM
RE: Victory Motorcycle to Wind Down Production - by Riko_imp - 01-16-2017, 12:59 AM
transportation vs. recreation - by rotor_imp - 01-16-2017, 04:16 AM

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